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disjoined

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[dis-joind] / dɪsˈdʒɔɪnd /

adjective

  1. separated; disunited.

  2. Entomology. disjunct.


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Etymology

Origin of disjoined

First recorded in 1565–75; disjoin + -ed 2


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The pandemic highlighted the underlying weakness of the US public health system, particularly around its data systems and tech infrastructure: they’re outdated, disjoined, and underfunded, which leaves the country vulnerable to infectious disease threats.

From The Verge ● Jun. 3, 2021

It is Jean-Claude Juncker, the European Commission President, who excuses his wobbly entrance with a somewhat disjoined aria about his sciatica, which then turns into a plea for more military powers for the European Union.

From Economist ● Jul. 16, 2018

Henze described this song cycle as an “encounter between Germany and Greece as conjured up by a poet whose brain was clouded by insanity and who expressed his vision in wonderful but apparently disjoined phrases.”

From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2015

Separately he called for a radical overhaul of the disjoined framework governing the complex European processed meat supply chain.

From Salon ● Feb. 26, 2013

As presented in collections from the eastern United States, the two forms might well be disjoined.

From The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species by Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride

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